Peruvian avocado exports are forecast to rise by 40 per cent to 140,000 tons this season according to Hass avocado producer association ProHass. The organization's president Arturo Medina said the increase is being driven by strong demand in the US and Europe, where consumption of Hass avocados in markets such as Germany was growing every year.  

Peru's Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (Minagri) is preparing to launch the second phase of its "Mi Riego" irrigation program, Minister Juan Manuel Benites has announced.

Benites said Tuesday that funds for this second phase will be around one billion soles (US$355mn), very similar to those of the first phase launched in 2013.  

President Ollanta Humala on Tuesday called for "mutual respect" among politicians, a day after his government averted what could have been a political crisis.

"Each political group has its expectations and aspirations in the electoral process, but we understand dialogue to be something without blackmail or threats, because we believe that way we don't achieve anything," Humala said in comments reported by state news agency Andina.

Peru LNG, the liquefaction plant in Pampa Melchorita, has exported 200 cargoes since its startup in June 2010, according to data from the country's hydrocarbons promotion agency PeruPetro.

The 170,000 cubic metre Barcelona Knutsen vessel was loaded on Saturday 15 March and sent to Mexico's Manzanillo terminal on the Pacific Coast. It was Peru LNG's twelfth cargo this year.

Peru said on Wednesday that it is working with Bear Creek Mining to avoid being sued by the Canadian miner under free trade protections over its suspended silver project.

Finance Minister Luis Miguel Castilla said he is optimistic direct talks between the company and his ministry would defuse a dispute in coming months and avoid international arbitration.

The feared El Nino weather pattern will likely hit Peru with a "weak to moderate" intensity starting in April, affecting the fishmeal industry on the country's northern coast, the government said on Wednesday.

On the initiative of the United Nations, every March 22, World Water Day is celebrated, which seeks to draw attention to the importance of freshwater and the defence of the sustainable management of this important resource. Each year highlights a particular aspect related to water; this year's theme is "Water and Energy." Roughly 75% of all industrial water withdrawals are used for energy production.  

Valeria Wu and Raquel Herrera, two students from Colegio Roosevelt, recently won $50,000 for their school as finalists for the Zayed Future Energy Prize.

Named after Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the President of the United Arab Emirates, the ZFEP was developed in 2009 in honor of the U.A.E. leader's constant desire to make a positive environmental change.   

Peru has the potential to overcome obstacles to be admitted into the United States' visa waiver program (VWP) for short term visitor stay in the future, Peru's Ambassador to Washington D.C. Harold Forsyth said Wednesday.  

An angel of Peruvian cuisine was born 80 years ago this past Monday, and died three years ago. Let's celebrate her legacy.

She was an angel of Peruvian cuisine, remembered as the most emblematic of our criollo chefs, and the founder of 'El Rinc�n que no Conoces' in 1978.  

Peru will host the 11th Ibero-American Conference on Constitutional Justice (CIJC), scheduled to take place in 2016.

The selection of Peru as host country took place during the 10th Ibero-American Conference on Constitutional Justice held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from March 12-15, 2014.  

Silicon Wasi is back for another startup wars this March. Startups from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru will be battling it out in Universities across Lima March 25-29.

Silicon Wasi is a Latin American startup competition taking place in Peru. As well as hosting the event, Peru will also be entering five startups in the competition.